Commerce Texas

Frances Dalbey, executive director of the Hunt County United Way, says summer meal programs for children have started from 11 a.m. to noon Monday-Friday at the First Presbyterian Church and the Norris Community Center in Commerce. Meal programs will begin Monday, June 4 at Ja-Lu Park in Greenville and at the Celeste High School football stadium. The United Way's second Mobile Learning Cafe at Celeste, after the Celeste ISD donated a bus this year. The original Mobile Learning Cafe in Quinlan will open for business Monday, July 9.

This program features a conversation on the student-produced "Lions After Dark" program with host Elizabeth Rodriguez and guest Brandon Bailey, a recent Texas A&M-Commerce graduate, sharing their perspective on the city of Commerce. It may surprise you how positive it is. "Lions After Dark" recently won second place for student radio entertainment programs in the National Broadcast Society competition.

Commerce Chamber of Commerce manager Paul Voss says the annual Spring Bois D'Arc Car Show will be in downtown Commerce starting at 8 a.m. Saturday (April 28). The event includes new cars, vintage cars and even motorcycles. Paul also discusses the new digital message boards that have been installed at the City Park and near the Magnuson Hotel. One more will be installed near A.C. Williams Elementary School and Commerce Middle School.

Commerce Chamber of Commerce manager Paul Voss discusses the apparent increase in home construction in the city, and the continued revitalization of downtown Commerce, with the recent opening of the Shear Relaxation day spa.

Commerce Chamber of Commerce manager Paul Voss says the chamber's annual banquet will be Thursday evening, March 8 in the Rayburn Student Center at Texas A&M-Commerce. Paul says the banquet will likely again have a casino theme, this time possibly centered around Frank Sinatra's "Rat Pack." The chamber will announce its "Citizen of the Year" at the banquet, and other groups will also announce honors.

Commerce Mayor Wyman Williams, in the later part of this conversation, says the city has received another positive report on its water supply, and if it gets two more good reports, will no longer be required to send out the warning notices to water users. The mayor says the city has devised a way to flush a little-used water line periodically, and that has improved the overall quality of the water. Mayor Williams also discusses the tentative plans for the Northeast T

Commerce Chamber of Commerce manager Paul Voss says the installation of LED message boards at the City Park and outside the Magnusson Hotel (near the entrance to Wal-Mart) will improve communications in the city. The boards will show text messages and videos to inform local people about events and other announcements, and they will also include lighted advertising signs for local businesses. A third sign will be installed soon at a location to be announced.

Commerce Chamber of Commerce manager Paul Voss relates plans for the "Bois D'Arc Christmas" celebration taking place in Commerce on Saturday. Christmas-themed events will be taking place in downtown Commerce starting at 10 a.m.

Grammy-Award-winning musician and producer Brad Davis will resume hosting the monthly Songwriters Showcase at Luigi's restaurant in Commerce at 7 p.m. Tuesday, November 21. Singer-songwriters present their original songs at the event. Brad says he continues to work on a new television version of the "Louisiana Hayride," which he thinks will debut in mid-2018.

Rick Parent, manager of the new Tipitina's Creative Co-op in Commerce, says open houses will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday (Oct. 23-25). Tipitina's will be located in the old A.L.

Commerce Mayor Wyman Williams says the city is addressing a chemical imbalance in the city's water that requires it to send out regular water-quality notices to citizens. The mayor says the water is within standards of safety for drinking, but the city will have to show over an extended period of time that the problem is being corrected, and in the meantime, the notices must continue to be sent. Mayor Williams says part of the problem is that water collects in an older water line that is not in heavy use, and